How to Add DVD Copyright Protection Software

Copyright protection on DVDs keeps people who buy commercial DVDs from making countless copies and selling them or giving them away. You can add copyright protection through software to the DVDs you make on your home computer. This is a simple process but you will need to purchase DVD-authoring software that has this option built in. You cannot, however, add protection to DVDs that are already made.

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  Purchase and download DVD authoring software. This is software that lets you put your video onto DVD with menus and other options, such as chapter dividers. Install the software on your computer and start a new project.

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  Import or add the video you wish to create in the DVD authoring software. Add any menus, chapter dividers or other DVD options that you want on the DVD. No other additions are required, however. You can leave the DVD without chapters, menus or any of these features, if you choose.

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  Add the copyright protection. The options for the DVD creation tool will include copyright protection, which you must select. It might also be labeled as rights management. The specific place you will find this will differ for each DVD authoring software. It could be in any of your software's menus.

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  Put a blank DVD in your DVD drive. Choose the option to burn the DVD.